I remember another experience Bob recounted.
He sails sailboats. one day the mast? hit him in the head and he was immediately transported into another life. an islander life. I believe these visits of being someone else, can be summed up by considering Monroe's I/there. The I/there, is composed of many lives lived, yet they are all personalities which continue and we are able to occassionaly tap into the I/there. This would imply our bodily station, here, is much the same as having owned various models of cars over a single lifetime, for instance. poor analogy I know, but I'm more aware than ever of being many people inside of me, and this actually is nonthreatening for it gives an unlimited perspective to our being.
Bob, if you're reading this, I would much enjoy seeing that story of when the mast hit you, the particular way you told it was very good. to compare a bit with this latest adventure. or I think the good folks here would enjoy reading it for discussion.
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nothing quite like being knocked out of your body!
although, I wouldn't wish that on anyone even for purposes of being enlightened!
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I met myself similar to what R recounts. only we did converse by telepathy. This other self was everything I seemed not to be at the time. She was very friendly, enthusiastic about meeting "me."
It was many years ago when I was closed down in the heart area.
She had come to get my heart to open to all life. at the time I was too much in awe of her, that a split could occur this way. I do remember thinking in the morning, when I looked in the mirror at myself, I felt better about myself. For she had told me I was love.
I think the best part of the experience was remembering how I had asked a question and how she had been the answer to come to me.
this knowing that I could ask a question and actually get an answer was what gave me some faith, or empowered me to search deeper into myself, what I am, who I am, what I can give to life as a result of these kind of experiences.
for if she was me, and I couldn't deny it was I, seemingly split, she was, perfect. That is why I was uncomfortable. I believed I had problems unsolvable. as time went on, I discovered the problems are solvable. there is simply no question that has not an answer attached to it. my particular problem at the time was not much different than anybody else's.
It was to get beyond childhood programming issues, to understand we are all the same. we all want love, but measure that love by different means. I had closed my heart long ago. Bruce wrote about this closed down heart also in his books.
I remember reading about that here and thinking that's exactly what happened in my journey as well.
So I discussed her as labeling her Future Self in my book.
and now? Future self is HERE!
lol. she wouldn't touch me with a 10' pole back in the 80s. I carry a belief that we become "more of ourselves" through linear time walks. in that more of the I/there descends as energy through the heart chakra and the mental area.
I also liken this to being reborn, as religion used to call it. but, ah, that was another lifetime!